‘Twas the night before deadline when all through the stu

Not a student was finished, this fact is true

Drawings were hung on the wall quite precariously

In hopes that they wouldn’t be laughed at hilariously

The students were working tirelessly at their desk

While visions of not sleeping seemed quite grotesque

With overlapping music playing due to low battery headphones

Everyone had just settled on sharing a speaker that Jack owns

When out in the hall there arose such a scream

I sprang from my desk to see if it was only a dream

Away to the front of studio I ran, with friends on my tail

Tore open the doors and looked over the rail

The bright moon light shown down on people in a row

Giving a clear spotlight to the third years below

When what to my wondering eyes did appear

A small wooden table was somewhat near

With a little old student surrounded by snacks and red carpet

I knew in a moment that this was the Midnight Market

More rapid than owls, architecture students of all ages 

Took turns visiting the market in many phases

Now thirty minutes after, snacks ran out of stock

On went the students, back to out run the clock

To the foam cutters and light boxes pushed up to the wall

Now noticing the balsa woods sticks are three sizes too small

As the students search for the right ones, they suddenly look up

A boy with a sly grin and a bundle of materials says ‘what's up’

So they split the scraps among themselves

Emptying all the buckets on the recycling shelves

And then, in a crash, I heard from across the room

A project fall from the desk, I think they are doomed!!!

As I drew in my head, friends ran over to see

Down the stairs, I left, for I had a project to make 3D

He was dressed in all black, from head to toe

His clothes were dirty with spray paint like Van Gogh

A bundle of prints next to his computer, rolled and stacked

He looked like a fourth year architecture student, no turning back

His eyes -- how they looked so sleep deprived yet kind

His hair all messy, he was clearly on the grind

I sat down with my laptop at the computer a few seats away

Then launched the program using two screens for display

It took a few minutes to load which is relatively slow

But that's what happens when you build complex things in Rhino

The real issue was with rendering the V-Ray sun

If only it was simpler, then I would have already been done

I looked over to the boy and asked him for help

Since I knew he had knowledge I didn’t know myself

A roll of his chair and quick assessment of what I thought was unclear

His smile soon gave me to know that I had nothing to fear

He spoke not a word but went straight to work

And changed a few basic settings with a smirk

Dramatically, he clicked enter, proving it was now correct

And giving a nod, he went back to his own project

I rendered then added the shadows into my photoshop file

As I logged off my computer, we both gave a smile

Finally finished, I grabbed my bag to go home and rest

Leaving earlier than expected, I felt quite blessed

Outside was silent and dark, with flurries of snow sparkling in the light

I looked back at the building, “good luck to all and to all get sleep tonight.”